For Rick Mahorn and mom, a cap is never too lateMay 10, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThe tassels hung from the top of her bedroom lamp. Four of them belonged to her children. One of them was ...Read More
Michigan’s no-fault insurance bill a shameful grabApril 26, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressYou never think about it until it happens to you. Then a car crashes, and your 4-year-old is on a ventilator. Your ...Read More
Free-range children vs. close-minded parentingApril 19, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressWhen I first heard the phrase "free-range kids" I thought it was a joke. I kept thinking about chickens.It was no ...Read More
Kids in freezer had no chance at lifeMarch 29, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressTwo children are murdered. They are hidden in a freezer. If that sounds like a movie, sadly it is not. The killer, ...Read More
Forcing us to vote is hardly a cure-allMarch 22, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThis past week, the president who is forcing Americans to have health care coverage suggested maybe they ...Read More
No reason to brag about killing $50M film creditsMarch 15, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressThis past week, Michigan's House of Representatives voted to kill the tax incentives for the film industry. Some ...Read More
Cass proved homeless is not the same as hopelessMarch 1, 2015 | Comment, Detroit Free PressHe had nowhere to go.No food. No money. And now, no place to sleep. He had been squatting in an abandoned ...Read More
One last column for a one-of-a-kind momJanuary 25, 2015 | Detroit Free PressOver the years in this space, I have, occasionally, written about my mother. I once wrote a Halloween column ...Read More